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The 4 percent universe, dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality, Richard Panek

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The 4 percent universe, dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality, Richard Panek

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-276) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The 4 percent universe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

505420758

Responsibility statement

Richard Panek

Review

Science journalist Panek (The Invisible Century) offers an insider's view of the quest for what could be the ultimate revelation: the true substance of the unseen dark matter and energy that makes up some 96% of our universe

Sub title

dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality

Summary

In exhilarating and behind-the-scenes detail, Panek takes his readers on a tour of the bitter rivalries and fruitful collaborations, the eureka moments and blind alleys, that have fueled the search, redefined science, and reinvented the universe

Table Of Contents

More than meets the eye. -- Let there be light -- What's out there -- Choosing halos -- Lo and behold. -- Getting in the game -- Staying in the game -- The game -- The face of the deep. -- The Flat Universe Society -- Hello, Lambda -- The tooth fairy twice -- Less than meets the eye. -- The curse of the Bambino -- The Thing -- Must come down

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Four-percent universe

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